Renault Premium
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{{Infobox automobile
| name = Renault Premium
| image = Renault Premium (2010).JPG
| manufacturer = Renault Trucks
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| production = 1996–2014
| assembly = Bourg-en-Bresse, France
Bursa, Turkey
Montevideo, Uruguay
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| class = Truck
| body_style = Truck (cab over engine)
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| related = Volvo FM
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| predecessor = Renault G
Renault R
| successor = Renault Trucks T
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The Renault Premium is a heavy-duty truck that was produced by the French Manufacturer Renault Véhicules Industriels and later Renault Trucks (also part of Renault, now Volvo) from 1996 to 2014.
It was sold alongside the Renault Magnum as a slightly lower positioned alternative. There was also a version intended for lighter duty construction work called the Premium Lander, positioned beneath the heavy-duty Kerax. The Premium was mainly used as a distribution truck, competing with for example the DAF CF and Volvo FM.
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Engines
At launch, the Premium was available with either a 9.8 or 11.1 6-cylinder diesel engine. Later Euro IV engines were sourced from parent company Volvo Trucks.
File:Renault Premium-Giraud (B)-2003.jpg
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Premium Distribution
{{Infobox automobile
| name = Renault Premium Distribution
| image = Renault Premium CU-Strasbourg 175.jpg
| caption = Renault Premium Distribution in Strasbourg
| manufacturer = Renault Trucks
| aka =
| production = 1996–2014
| assembly = France
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| engine = Diesel:
I6
Hybrid / diesel
| transmission = manual transmission
automatic transmission
| motor = {{cvt|120|kW|hp}} (peak)
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| predecessor = Renault Manager
| successor = Renault Trucks D
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The Renault Premium Distribution is a transporter with a gross vehicle mass of 16 to 32 tonnes and a road tractor with a semi-trailer with a GVM of 40/44 tonnes, designed to replace the G range.
In September 2007, Renault Trucks presented the Hybris concept,{{Cite web|url=https://www.planeterenault.com/15-histoire/1697-renaultvi/6282-concept-truck-hybris-2007/|title=Hybris, le camion hybride selon Renault Trucks (2007)|website=Planète Renault}} a hybrid version based on this model.{{Cite web|url=https://www.planeterenault.com/15-histoire/1697-renaultvi/1597-actualite-automobile/6954-renault-trucks-lancecamion-hybride/|title=Hybris, le premier camion hybride de Renault Trucks|website=Planète Renault}}
In 2009, a near-production diesel-electric hybrid version began testing in Lyon, dubbed the Premium Distribution Hybrys Tech,{{Cite web|url=https://www.avem.fr/2010/07/29/camion-hybride-le-renault-trucks-hybris-acheve-son-experimentation-avec-succes-au-grand-lyon/|title=Camion hybride – Le Renault Trucks Hybris achève son expérimentation avec succès au Grand Lyon|date=28 July 2010}} having a power of {{cvt|340|hp|kW}}.
In 2014, the standard models were replaced by the D range.
File:Renault truck Strasbourg - Kleber.JPG]]
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References
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Print sources
- L'atlas des camions français, éditions Atlas, 2007 {{ISBN|978-2-7234-5924-2}}
- L'atlas les camions de légende, éditions Atlas, 2004 {{ISBN|2-7234-4889-4}}
External links
{{Commons category|Renault Premium}}
{{Renault Trucks}}
{{Renault Trucks timeline}}
Category:Vehicles introduced in 1996
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